According to people familiar with the matter, the Bayeng government is preparing to restrict the use of cloud computing services for Chinese companies to use the United States, which may further exacerbate the tension between the two major economies of the world.
The Wall Street Journal of the United States quoted people familiar with the matter on Tuesday (July 4) that if the new regulations are adopted, American cloud service providers such as Amazon and Microsoft will need to apply to the US government to obtain permission in orderCustomers provide cloud computing services.
It is reported that the restrictions on cloud computing actually fill the "loopholes" in the export restriction policy of Biden government chip equipment.Because Chinese artificial intelligence companies use American cloud services to bypass the current export control regulations.It is reported that national security analysts warn that Chinese artificial intelligence companies can obtain from any cloud service provider in the United States if they want to use advanced chips, and do not need to buy chips directly.
Emily Weinstein, a researcher at the Center for Security and Emerging Technology of Georgetown University, told the Wall Street Journal, "If any Chinese company wants to use Nvidia A100 chips,"They can get it from any cloud service provider. This is completely legal. "
The report quoted people familiar with the matter that the US Department of Commerce is expected to announce this operation in the next few weeks as part of the expansion of the semiconductor export control policy implemented in October.
Report also pointed out that before the news of the Bayeng government adopted the above measures, the Chinese and American governments took restrictions on the competition between advanced technology, respectively.nervous.The report mentioned that the Ministry of Commerce on Monday (July 3) announced that it would implement export restrictions on metal manufacturing for advanced chips.
